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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more non-English speakers working as professionals in the City of Perth than any other occupation.

The City of Perth's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people speaking a language other than English at home (who are residents) work. The work destination may be in the local area or elsewhere.

The type of work done by migrant communities is influenced by their age structure, qualifications and migration stream. Many of Australia's recent migrants are skilled arrivals who fill identified skill gaps in particular occupation groups. Some older non-English speaking communities may be retired, or otherwise not in the workforce. Only those who are employed are included in this topic.

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Derived from the two Census questions:

'In the main job held last week, what was the person's occupation?' and 'What are the main tasks that the person himself/herself usually performs in that occupation?'

Occupation of employment
City of Perth - non-English speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of Perth - Total populationNumber%City of Perth - Total population2016 to 2021
Managers68910.413.561512.414.8+74
Professionals2,43736.836.81,64833.135.4+789
Technicians and Trades Workers69910.59.153110.79.5+168
Community and Personal Service Workers97514.712.564813.011.1+327
Clerical and Administrative Workers5428.210.64418.911.2+101
Sales Workers3515.35.93066.16.7+45
Machinery Operators And Drivers2073.13.31062.12.4+101
Labourers6359.66.759612.07.2+39
Not stated or inadequately described961.41.5881.81.7+8
Total employed persons aged 15+6,631100.0100.04,979100.0100.0+1,652
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the non-English speaking resident population in City of Perth in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (2,437 people or 36.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (975 people or 14.7%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (699 people or 10.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,111 people in total or 62.0% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, the total population in the City of Perth employed 36.8% in Professionals; 12.5% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 9.1% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the non-English speaking population of the City of Perth and the total population in the City of Perth were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (9.6% compared to 6.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.7% compared to 12.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (10.4% compared to 13.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.2% compared to 10.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed non-English speakers in City of Perth increased by 1,652 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of non-English speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Perth were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+789 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+327 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+168 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+101 persons)

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